Kejriwal asks chief secy to get land for mohalla clinics

New Delhi: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has expressed displeasure over delay in allotment of land for mohalla clinics, one of the pet projects of the AAP government. While the Delhi government planned to construct 1,000 of these primary health facilities by this March, only around 150 have come up so far due to problems in acquiring land.

Sources said Kejriwal recently wrote to chief secretary M M Kutty and asked him to identify plots by June 30 where new clinics can come up. "I spoke to the health secretary. According to him, the health department is not getting land for the same (clinics)," the CM wrote to Kutty.

Directing Kutty to coordinate with all departments that own land, such as education, Delhi Jal Board and PWD, Kejriwal has asked him to identify "850 pieces of land equally distributed all over Delhi urgently".

Nearly 100 of the mohalla clinics are run from rented premises. Mohalla clinics seeks to expand primary healthcare system. These are also used as a first-contact point for people suffering from dengue and chikungunya.

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